WRFG’s Route 66 celebrates a time when blues, jazz, and R&B were on the same
page and, often, in the same song. Our primary focus is on the music of the
Jump Blues Era of the 1940s which blended into the early Rock & Roll & R&B Era
of the 1950s, and follow on how those styles and artists have evolved over
the years. We also bring you jazz from the era along with the occasional page
from the Great American Songbook.
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It’s different from our live show.
Louis Jordan is our featured artist this week. Born Louis Thomas Jordan in
Brinkley, Arkansas, on July 8, 1908. Jordan was a saxophonist,
multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the
late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as “the King of the Jukebox”, he earned
his highest profile towards the end of the swing era. He was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an “early influence” in 1987.
LOUIS JORDAN RESOURCES
biography @ wikipedia.org
discography @ discogs.com
Encyclopedia Britannica
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2025
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Barnyard Boogie Bruce Willis If It Don’t Kill You… 1989
There’s Frost On The Moon
Chick Webb w/ Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
Decca Records 1939
You Run Your Mouth, I’ll Run My Business Fats Waller Bluebird Records 1940
Five Guys Named Moe Kevin Ramsey & Ensemble Five Guys Named Moe 1992
A Chicken Ain’t Nothing But A Bird Cab Calloway Okeh Records 1940
Ain’t That Just Like A Woman
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Sings Louis Jordan 1973
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead You Rascal You
Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan
Decca Records
Blue Light Boogie Planet D Nonet Blowin’ Away The Blues, Vol 2 2015
Caldonia Boogie
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1945
Early In The Mornin’ B.B. King Let The Good Times Roll… 1999
At The Swing Cats Ball Catherine Russell Send For Me 2022
I Want A Roof Over My Head Van Morrison Accentuate The Positive 2023
The Green Grass Grows… Frankie “Sugar Chile” Robinson Capitol Records 1951
I’ll Never Be Free
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan w/ The Tympany Five
Decca Records 1950
Saturday Night Fish Fry
Lou Rawls & Joe Williams & Lionel Hampton
Portrait Of The Blues 1993
Sure had a Wonderful Time Last Night
Koko Taylor
From the Heart of a Woman 1981
Let The Good Times Roll
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1946
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie Manhattan Transfer A League of Their Own 1992
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
Ray Charles w/ Count Basie Orchestra
Genius + Soul = Jazz 1961
Buzz Me Ella Mae Morse Capitol Records 1945
Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens James Brown Showtime 1964
Teardrops from My Eyes Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1950
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Taj Mahal Savoy 2023
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying Etta James Blue Gardenia 2001
Petootie Pie
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
Decca Records 1946
I Want You To Be My Baby Annie Ross Decca Records 1955
Run Joe Bloodest Saxophone w/ Lauren Cervantes Texas Queens 5 2019
Open The Door Richard
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1947
If You So Smart, How Come You Ain’t Rich?
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Decca Records 1951
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
THE PLAYLIST FOR THE PODCAST
Barnyard Boogie – Bruce Willis
There’s Frost On The Moon – Chick Webb w/ Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
You Run Your Mouth, I’ll Run My Business – Fats Waller
Five Guys Named Moe – Kevin Ramsey & Ensemble
Caldonia Boogie – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Early In The Mornin’ – B.B. King
At The Swing Cats Ball – Catherine Russell
Let The Good Times Roll – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie – The Manhattan Transfer
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town – Ray Charles w/ Count Basie
Blue Light Boogie – Planet D Nonet
Petootie Pie – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
Open The Door Richard – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
If You So Smart, How Come You Ain’t Rich? – Louis Jordan
Tag (You’re It) – Little Charlie & The Nightcats
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